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The Refugee Law Project (RLP) documentary "Gender Against Men" has won the prize for BEST DOCUMENTARY at the Kenya International Film Festival which was held from 21 to 31 October 2009. The festival, which had the theme of "celebrating our cultural diversity through cinema", attracted over 300 entries this year.

The Refugee Law Project (RLP) documentary "Gender Against Men" has won the prize for BEST DOCUMENTARY at the Kenya International Film Festival which was held from 21 to 31 October 2009. The festival, which had the theme of "celebrating our cultural diversity through cinema", attracted over 300 entries this year.

The Jury's verdict, which can be found at http://www.kifftrust.org/ announces as follows:

Best documentary: Gender against men, Uganda, 2009, 43mins
Director: Daniel Neumann,

For the surprising and yet obvious theme and the ability of using witnesses with discretion and respect, in a well documented structure.

This film was entirely produced by Refugee Law Project staff. As well as congratulating Dan himself as the director, and his collaborators on the project Otim Patrick and Ann Chang, we would also give special thanks to the individuals who were able to tell their stories, and to Angella Nabwowe and Christine Mbawa for the narration. We also wish to thank our funders who enabled this work, including Swedish International Development Agency (SIDA), Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Fund for Global Human Rights, Christian Aid and other donors who wish to remain anonymous.

For those who have not yet seen the documentary and would like to do so, please contact us at [email][email protected]